Prof. Pamela Qualter is a professor of psychology for education at the University of Manchester. She is also the UK’s leading scientific expert on child and adolescent loneliness.  Previously, Prof. Pamela Qualter led the BBC Loneliness Experiment, which was the world’s largest study of loneliness. Pamela has a consistent track record with publications exploring the phenomenon of loneliness among youth and, more recently, has explored the role of place in the experience of loneliness among youth, using the socio-ecological framework. Prof. Pamela Qualter sits on several advisory and steering groups, including the WHO Scientific Advisory Group, mapping the evidence for interventions to mitigate social isolation and loneliness, the UK’s Emerging Minds UKRI Network, and the Mary Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark (2011–present). She is also a member of the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection, advising on youth loneliness. Pamela’s expertise involves large longitudinal studies, where she has explored the causes and consequences of loneliness and the individual differences in the prospective profile of loneliness across the life course.